The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-02-07

south point the sea became somewhat
rough and this thinned the decks. At
Honuapo the steamer stopped to land
Quartermaster General Nowlein and
daughter. The steamer w. G. Hall was
passed lying at anchor at Punaluu.
Shortly after dusk Keauhou, the new
landing to the Volcano, was left behind,
and at midnight the Kinau was at anchor
in Hilo bay. After leaving the lava
flow, though strict lookout was kept,
there was not the faintest sign OF any
light in the direction of Mauna Loa.
SIX HOURS AT HILO.
A few minutes after o'clock Thurs
day morning, as day was breaking, most
of the passengers were on deck anxious
for glimpse of beautiful Hilo. 1t was
cold and the surf was running high.
Hilo has been much written about and
so fully described that it is not intended
here to go over the ground again. 1t
certainly is pretty place, and especially
so when it is not raining. We were for
tunate on this occasion to have fine
weather Owing to the high surf run
ming landing was effected with much
difficulty. The first building that caught
the eye was the Post Office, the outside
of which was crowded with HilOites,
after the mail which we had brought
for them from Honolulu and other
points. The passengers spread in all
directions
THE ARNOLD HOUSE.
One party numbering about twenty
five went to the Arnold House and par
took of Il most excellent breakfast pro-
vided by Mrs. G. n. Arnold Charlie,
the genial host, was away at Honolulu,
but everyone felt quite at home. The
Arnold House is situated in very
pleasant spot and has the best of accom-
mediation.
RAAuE CULTURE.
Mr.. +. Lycan, the ramie man, came
in while we were at breakfast. He told
us that his new ramie machine had just
come by the Kinau and he was on his
way to see it unloaded. In the course
OF few days he hoped to have it at
work. The place were Mr.. Lycan is
growing ramie is about nine miles from
HilO. Mr. Webster, civil engineer, is in
Hilo and was to assist in putting up the
machine.
THE GOVERNEsS OF HAWAII
We next paid our respects to Her FIX
cellency Ululani, Governess of Hawaii,
who resides opposite the Court House,
in a very pleasant house. She was
pleased to see us, and SO was her hus-
band, Hon. J. T. Baker, Sheriff of Ha-
Waii.
KAMAA MAS.
Strolling along we met Mr.. d. II.
Hitchcock, lawyer and ex-member of
the Legislature Asking for news about
the flow, he said that he had not been to
see it, but he was one of those who felt
the earthquakes. Only the previous
evening he said he felt slight shock
So far the flow had been aa, but ne felt
sure that it would be followed by a flow
OF pahoehoe, and in all probability ii
would be a lively one
Joseph Nawahi was sick in bed, and
could not be seen.
The recently elected member for Hilo,
Hon. j. Kaulia, entertained quite a
number OF visitors at his house
PLENTY OF WATER
There appeared to be an abundance of
water at Hilo. We noticed several
large streams rushing through the town
down to the sea. What pity some of
the places on the Kona coast could not
be as we'll provided with water as Hilo
SIGHTSEEING.
One of the principal attractions at
Hilo is the Rainbow Falls, situated only
a short distance from the landing. The
majority of the passengers went there.
Some went through the Wainaku Mill,
while others rode out to the Waiakea
MILL The first maceration mill ever
used on the Islands is in this mill, and
does it's work thoroughly.
The whirligig is all the rage in Hilo
at the present time. The proprietor,
young Portuguese, told us that on the
previous Saturday evening he took in
seventy dollars. The restaurants-and
they are plentiful in Hllo-were we'll |
patronized; in fact, one was about
Cleaned out" of everything. A
meal on shore was evidently enjoyed.
ALL ABOARD.
A few minutes after noon Purser
Beckley commenced yelling "All
aboard" and kept it up for half an hour,
when the last boat-load of passengers
left for the steamer. At fifteen minutes
past l O'Clock the anchor was weighed |
and we were on our way for Laupahoe-
hoe. We had no sooner got started than
it commenced to rain. OF course it
always rains in Hilo, but we all felt
thankful to the clerk OF the weather for
holding off until we had departed.
ALONG THE HAMAKUA COAST.
The scenery now commenced to be
grand in the extreme, yet the heavy
rain prevented us enjoying it to the full.
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